Opinion

Opinion: So B.C. children are at risk from COVID-19. Now what?

With approval of the Pfizer vaccine for children now imminent, the B.C. government is finally admitting what parents have said all along: Children are at risk. So what are they going to do about it?

Nov 18, 2021 11:58 AM Read more >

Opinion: Tough questions and choices to reach energy sustainability

Switching to nuclear power as a source of electricity would make a lot of sense but there is an unrealistic perception of danger.

Nov 18, 2021 4:33 AM Read more >

Opinion: I took the Washington State detour to the Interior — doable but long

Traffic was almost non-existent.

Nov 17, 2021 2:04 PM Read more >

Opinion: Money always comes with a cost

There is a difference between having money and compromising one’s principles for the sake of money.

Nov 17, 2021 8:16 AM Read more >

Opinion: Our BIS response to COVID

Why have otherwise rational people begun to see “the other” as the enemy?

Nov 17, 2021 6:25 AM Read more >

Thank you to everyone on the front lines of the B.C. floods and mudslides

A hearty thanks, on behalf of British Columbians

Nov 16, 2021 9:06 AM Read more >

Editorial: Close tent city before someone dies (with video)

Moccasin Flats is not safe anymore for anyone.

Nov 15, 2021 9:51 AM Read more >

Opinion: Unearthing Prince George’s history

Radiocarbon dating suggests Indigenous people have occupied this territory for at least 9,000-10,600 years.

Nov 15, 2021 5:00 AM Read more >

Travel: Swimming with sharks isn't so scary

Sandbar sharks like to gather here after feeding, so it's a prime place and time to observe them and know they aren't at all interested in eating a human.

Nov 14, 2021 8:20 AM Read more >

Opinion: B.C. needs a balanced budget

B.C. is on track to be $127 billion in debt by 2023-24. The interest payments on the annual debt cost $2.8 billion per year. That money could pay for the salaries of 4,600 new paramedics for 10 years.

Nov 14, 2021 7:58 AM Read more >